Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-24

strikes, Austin during the trouble
at the time Governor Coke
was seated and other places where they
had come to the front in times of need.
Those in favor Of striking out the appro-
! priation, claimed that the militia were
composed of tudes who desired the state
to pay their expenses TO display their
uniforms, aud made other slight COM
parsons of their vaIor as soldiers. This
was met by hose in favor of allow
ing the appropriation to remain in
tact, that the companies organized within
the state were largely compose CT worthy
young men who were frem the workshops
and stores, and were n only industrious,
but brave; made up of the same class of
soldiers that carried the flags to the front
in time of war. The committee of the
whole then arose and reported progress
and asked to be allowed to sit again,
leaving this matter the pending business.
The House then adjourned for noon.
GREER COUNTY BILL.
bill came up for consideration in the
Senate this morning for the relief of the
holders and owners Of patents Issued to
lands IN Greer county and other reserve-
tions by virtue of veterans certificates.
The substance of this bill is that the lands
were located in good faith under the con-
structiOn by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office of the act reserving
from location the lands embraced within
the territorial limits of the county of
Greer. The bill provides that the Com
missioner of the General Land Office be
required to issue certificates to
the holders of patents to lands
IN said county when they surrender taeir
patents to the Commissioner, who shall
cancel the patents and certificates by
which it was issued to them. The certlf-
Gates shall be for the same amount of land
called for in the patents cancelled, and
shall be located in the same manner and
way as the veteran donation certificates
issued under the veteran act of 1881, and
requiring the Commissioner to charge no
fees for the issuance of the certificates
and patents.
BLIND TIGERS.
The bill TO amend the penal code pro-
hibitiDg the unlawful s. ling OF intoxicat-
ing liquors and defining and prohibiting
"blind tigers" and providing rules of
evidence and penalties therefor, was
taken up In the Senate during the evening
session. After being thoroughly discussed
and amended it passed to third reading.
MORE FENCE CUTTING.
Governor Ross has received q letter
fr" N G. G. Francis Of Cleburne, Tex
stating in substance that ABOUT 200 or 500
yards of wire fencing belonging to Cep,l
tain Z. L Gregg mad been cut by Unknown
parties. This happened on the night of
the 10th Of the month. The letter asks
the Governor TO offer a reward and take
steps to apprehend the Offenders.
CHARTERED.
The COrsicana Lumber and Manufact-
uring Company fled charter in the Sec
rotary of States office to-day, capital
stock $50 1000; inCorporators, P. c. Bealp,
f. W. Caruthers, C. w. Gester, H G.
Diamond and S. G. Oliver
ANXIOUS TO ADJOURN.
1t is evident from the temper of the
House that as soon as the general appro-
priatiOn bill passes preparations will be
made to adjourn. The resolution to ad-
Journ on the 3lst will be strictly adhered
TO, and strong efforts will be made 10 in
duce the Senate to concur In the resolu- |
ton. 1t is seed time with the farmers, !
aud that element especially are becoming |
restless under the restraint of the law
making forum, and long to SHE them |
away to pastures new"
SURVEY THE FIELD.
A gentleman who has been close OBJ |
server OF the Legislative body during It's
present sitting remarked "that almost |
unconsciously the representatives of both |
houses Of each succeeding Legislature of
the state OF Texas We're growing sec
tionGl in their Efforts to legislate for the
gooi Of the STATE at large" He claimed |
that the rivalry between the wesa and the
east vas 50 strong that it entered into the |
discussion OfalmUst every enactment that
came up in either house He believed |
efforts should be made to discourage this
growing sentiment before it led to DIS
of the state